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The Old Woman with the Knife (2025)
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Original name: 파과
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Aging assassin Hornclaw has seen it all, but she never expected to mentor a reckless rookie like Bullfight. As their unlikely bond deepens, cracks form in the underworld they navigate together. When Hornclaw discovers someone wants her dead, she's thrust into a deadly game of deception. With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, survival means staying sharp—both blade and mind.
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, tension, action drama, noir
Plot:
assassin, assassination, survival, violence, female assassin, mentor, contract killing, aging, underworld, betrayal, deception, organized crime, moral ambiguity, elderly man, hand to hand combat, revenge, loyalty, urban, redemption, identity, crime family, slow burn, vigilante, stylized violence
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out noir, dark, suspense and tense films with plots about revenge, betrayal, moral ambiguity, urban, organized crime, underworld and survival mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Old Woman with the Knife: Resurrection of Serious Rogers (2010), Coolie (2025), Bang (2025), Ruthless Bastards (2025), Partners (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Duration: 168 min.
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, dark, tension, noir, fast paced
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Genre: Thriller
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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